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Heroes secures major funding to supercharge leading Amazon brands
by: Startacus Admin ~ 11th November 2020
Heroes, a new UK-based ecommerce business, focused on acquiring and scaling high performing Amazon businesses closes $65M in seed funding...
Heroes, a new UK-based company that acquires, operates, and scales small and medium-sized ecommerce brands, today announces closing a $65 million funding round led by Fuel Ventures and 360 Capital Partners with participation from Upper90, a leading alterna...
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How to adapt your investment strategy as a result of Coronavirus
by: Startacus Admin ~ 24th March 2020Require external capital to fund growth and worried about the potential impact coronavirus may have on your funding plans? Read these insights from Raising Partners, a professional services company for SMEs, who help businesses get investment.
"It’s undeniable that these are uncertain times, not only for our health, but also for businesses. The outbreak of Coronavirus and its...
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Hyper-realistic plant-based meat company THIS™ raises £4.7m
by: Startacus Admin ~ 11th March 2020
Investment news announced for one of the leading companies in the meat-alternative market
THIS™, arguably the world's most realistic meat alternative company has just revealed that it has raised £4.7m in ‘Seed Plus’ investment, led by London-based fund Backed. The other venture capital firms involved in the round are Five Seasons Ventures, Idinvest Partners, Seedcam...
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The benefits of bootstrapping your startup (and how to do it)
by: Startacus Admin ~ 21st May 2019Self-funding or ‘bootstrapping’ your tech startup is one sure-fire way of avoiding many of the pitfalls of receiving large amounts of seed capital. Here's why...By Matt Hayes, CEO and co-founder of Kickdynamic, marketing specialists trusted by over 200 of the world’s leading retail, fashion and travel brands to deliver compelling, individualised customer experiences through highl...
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Tips for Raising Capital from Hazel Moore OBE
by: Startacus Admin ~ 19th July 2017FirstCapital is an investment bank specialising in advising high growth tech companies on M&A, private equity and growth capital. In this article Co-founder & Chairman, Hazel Moore OBE provides some tips on how to run a fundraising process to improve your chances of successfully raising funding.Raising funding from investors can be challenging and time consuming. You are likely t...
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Steps and Processes of Gaining Capital from a VC Investor
by: Startacus Admin ~ 4th March 2017Our last two venture capitalist articles covered the questions to expect and to ask at a VC meeting, and how to get the most out of a VC meeting. We promised to go over how the process works and give some more insight into what to expect from the process of gaining capital from a VC.
First, let’s start with the basics. A venture capitalist - in the form of an individual, partnership, firm, ...
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VC Meetings: Questions to Ask and to Expect
by: Startacus Admin ~ 1st March 2017We mentioned in our article about getting the most out of a meeting with a VC that you should expect some tough questions from them, and that there are some questions you should ask in return. The meeting should not be one-sided - this is the opportunity to open a dialogue with someone who could be the key to your success, and to start building a relationship with them. Although the main objective...
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Tips for Getting the most out of a VC Investor Meeting
by: Startacus Admin ~ 23rd February 2017
When building a tech startup that's starting to scale, it’s a good bet that you will spend a lot of time trying to raise funding. Arguably, the most important part of this will be the first few (or many) meetings with different VCs. Whether you are looking for funding to start or to expand, the first time you meet with a VC (Venture Capital) will be vital in showing them that you and your ...
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How Wealth Advisers Can Help Small Business Owners
by: Startacus Admin ~ 28th June 2016To be a small business owner in a modern global economy can throw up some difficult problems. That said a sensibly managed small business can thrive and in this scenario the owners of the business may be well advised to capitalise on their success.
The Definition of Success
If your business is turning a profit, then it could be argued that it a successful business and if you continue to put in t...
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Could Free Co-working Spaces Be the Way of the Future?
by: Startacus Admin ~ 22nd April 2015If you’ve ever had a clever business idea, chances are there have been moments where you’ve thought ‘I couldn’t possibly go ahead with this - I can’t find workspace and I don’t have anywhere to share my ideas.”
It’s a problem that a lot of budding entrepreneurs experience at least once in their lifetime. Finding the right place and tools to develop ...
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